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- Stated that communism was a true threat and that serious action must be taken to contain it before domino effect took place
- Truman Doctrine
- The policy of stopping the spread of communism.
- containment
- Stated that conflict between democracy and communism was unavoidable and to stop it, America must build up its military might
- NSC-68
- Designed to rebuild the economies of European nations because it was believed that strong countries were less susceptible to communism
- Marshall Plan
- group comprised of western democracies started to suppress the spread of communism with military might if need be
- NATO
- Government agency started to gather information from and spy on other countries; had the power to engage in operations to topple communism
- CIA
- War between United Nations backed democratic half of Korea and Soviet backed democratic half
- Korean War
- General in the Philippine War that wanted to bomb Chinese after he presses forward into North Korea against their demands. Truman is forced to relieve him of his position
- Douglass MacArthur
- Government agency that investigated anyone who negatively portrayed/spoke out on American government
- House UnAmerican Activity
- Government employee accused of passing secrets to Soviets; Joseph McCarthy sees this as America becoming soft/infiltrated with communists
- Alger Hiss
- Wisconsin senator that believed that American government was filled with communists
- Joseph McCarthy
- volunteer organization started by JFK to counter negative image of Americans around the world.
- Peace Corps
- 1400 Cuban exiles returned to overtake Castro believing they had American air support, however they did not
- Bay of Pigs
- After Bay of Pigs, Castro turns to Soviets for more weapons to protect against American advances. Soviets agree.
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- organization started to establish adequate home financing and improve housing standards and conditions
- Federal Housing Administration
- This was published after Harry Truman called for an investigation into conditions for blacks in the south; specifically the lynchings
- To Secure These Rights
- This court case outlawed banning all white primaries and allowed blacks to be involved in early stages of voting
- Smith v. Allwright
- Court case that ruled that schools for whites/blacks were not equal and that white schools must be integrated
- Brown vs. Board of Education
- Created by WEB DuBois and comprised of wealthy blacks and lawyers, this group focused on challenging legislation against blacks
- NAACP
- group aimed at improving rights for blacks that used churches and moral suasion, as well as boycotts and voter registration drives
- SCLC
- President who passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Legislation enacted by LBJ aimed at stopping racial inequality and poverty
- The Great Society
- This forbids discrimination of any kind and guarantees the right to vote.
- Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Author of "Feminique Mystique" and leader of the second wave of feminism, she worked hard to get women in mainstream of American society
- Betty Friedan
- the largest feminist organization in the United States, they pushed for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment
- National Organization of Women
- Pushed by the feminist movement, this failed legislation was intended to stop discrimination across gender lines
- Equal Rights Amendment
- Written by Betty Friedan, this book helped motivate women across America to fight for equality
- Feminine Mystique
- Conservative politician made famous for her opposition against feminism as a whole and specifically the Equal Rights Amendment
- Phyllis Sclafly
- Supreme court decision to allow abortion as long as it occurs before viability. States cannot infringe.
- Roe Vs. Wade
- Founder of United Farm Workers that championed the cause of workers rights for Mexicans in America.
- Cesar Chavez
- South Vietnamese president at the start of war that won by rigging election and ruled with corruptly. Is later killed by American forces.
- Ngo Dinh Diem
- The title of the sustained aerial bombardment campaign against Vietnam
- Operation Rolling Thunder
- Leader of North Vietnam who converted nation to communism, he fought for Vietnamese independence and led them in war against America
- Ho Chi Minh
- Also known as National Liberation Front, this organization fought the South Vietnamese government and the United States
- VietCong
- Massive uprising launched by Vietcong and North Vietnamese forces that killed many Vietcong by changed American perception on war
- Tet Offensive
- The lessening of tensions between America and communist nations such as China/Russia. Ronald Reagan ended this
- Detente
- Student activism group and was at the forefront of the "New Left" movement
- Students for Democratic Society
- When a stagnant economy meets growing inflation; this plagued the end of the Nixon administration
- Stagflation
- This book helped launch the environmental movement. It documented the negative affects of business on the environment
- Silent Spring
- Supreme court case that determined the parameters in which a school could make admissions decisions based on scopefactors
- Bakke vs. University of California